Final Shots: Brit Marling Shadowed A Blind Man For Role In Netflix’s ‘The OA’

It has been revealed that Brit Marling, the co-creator and star of Netflix’s brand new thriller series The OA, had shadowed a blind man in an effort to strengthen her leading role. In the show, Marling portrays Prairie Johnson, a young blind woman who has her sight mysteriously restored before returning home after 7 years missing.

According to Variety, Marling stated that “learning to navigate the world in a different way and through a different set of your senses was a great backdoor to the psychology of the character.” The eight-episode series was co-created with Zal Batmanglij and executive produced by Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content. It premieres exclusively via the platform today, December 16.

In other news…

Netflix has posted the theme song featuring Gloria Estefan to One Day at a Time, the platform’s forthcoming original Latino American series. From legendary producer Norman Lear, the family sitcom follows the dynamic Alvarez family and will premiere January 6:

MLB and Disney-owned sports streaming platform BAMTech has acquired the SVOD rights to League of Legends tournaments. The major “$300 million” deal with Riot Games will allow the platform to stream individual multiplayer battle arena games through 2023. [The Wall Street Journal]

Mina Sundwall has been cast as daughter Penny Robinson in Netflix’s forthcoming Lost in Space reboot starring Toby Stephens. Premiering in 2018, the brand new sci-fi original series from Legendary TV is a remake of Irwin Allen’s 1965 cult TV classic of the same name. [Deadline]

ICYMI: Hulu unleashed the official trailer to Season 2 of the platform’s hit original series, The Path. Starring Aaron Paul, the new season of the Universal Television-produced cult drama series from creator Jessica Goldberg will premiere exclusively via the platform on January 25:

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